Beth Shapeero's Page

Website

http://www.bethshapeero.com

Relationship status

in a relationship

College / University

Nottingham Trent University

Program / Degree

Fine Art

Graduation

June 1, 2008

Member type

Artist, Curator

If you're an artist, what kind of art do you make?

Installation, Painting, Sculpture

I am...

currently involved in running Backlit gallery, studios and projects.

About my artwork

I experiment with liquid materials (paints, varnishes, oils) to explore the marks they produce and their physicality. I work to exploit the beauty and behaviour of these materials; their seductive movement, sublime textures and unique personalities, to give the marks stature allowing viewers to engage with my work on a sensory level.

Exploring paint spillages onto paper I have developed a method of sticking the paper to board with a flat finish giving the marks unusual rigidity. This process has allowed me to investigate the interrogation of the surface of paper by various paints. Glossy spillages which are shiny, seductive and reflective in their simplicity contrast paint stained paper marks which give illusions of depth and complexity. Imperfections, tears and marks on the paper, blister surfaces with energy and life adding a sense of reality and humanity through a shabby aesthetic. Through negotiating contrasts between the perfect and the imperfect I hope to convey the raw and beautiful qualities of paint.

Artists I like

Alexis Harding, Richard Wilson, Haroon Mirza, Mark Davey, Peter Zimmerman, Livia Garcia....

Interests

art, film, literature.

What exhibitions are good at the moment?

Anything at Backlit, Nottingham.

Centre of the artworld:

another city